Seniors will find a plethora of interesting fall classes with reasonable fees at local park districts in DuPage County. The College of DuPage Older Adult Institute and the Lombard Park District are offering Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art th...

Emergency state resources are now available to suburbs in Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties to help repair damage caused by mass flooding and violent storms that pummeled the region yesterday. The four counties were declared "state disaster area...

Early in her tenure as leader of the Democratic Party of DuPage, Gayl Ferraro had a clear mission. "I'd love to get people to actually stand up and say, 'We're Democrats,'" the Lombard resident said in spring 2002. Five years later, local Democrats ...

Running the Warrenville Cenacle Retreat House has been an exercise in survival for 15 years. Vanishing guests, fewer nuns and changing times are all telling Sister Mary Guido that it's time to adjust the way the sisters minister. The sisters announ...

Classrooms always have that new-school smell at the start of fall session. Chalkboards are pristine, floors are brilliantly shiny and rows of hallways await the arrival of new art. None of that rare spotlessness happens by chance. Maintenance and co...

The superintendents of two DuPage County school districts are fuming over why they won't be able to access long-promised school construction dollars this year. A spending package that Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law late Monday night includes $...

Abuse suit dismissed: A federal judge for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division has dismissed an abuse lawsuit filed against the Wheaton police and DuPage County Major Crimes Task Force. Jonathan A. Catlin accused the officers of mistak...

Recreation To be included in this listing, fax information to (630) 955-3540. Billiards Oscar's Billiards 434 E. North Ave., Lombard. (630) 627-2300. Open 24 hours Pockets 4034 Fox Valley Center Drive, Aurora. Open 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Mondays through...